Washington -- College students from across the United States have descended on New Hampshire this weekend, volunteering to work for presidential campaigns ahead of Tuesday’s Republican primary.

But this year the tradition has a new twist from Central New York: Two men pushing age 60 took a break from their jobs Thursday and hit the road to New Hampshire to fulfill a dream of working on a presidential campaign.

Bill Chambers, a Baldwinsville accountant, and Dean Burns, of Burns Garfield Funeral Home in Syracuse, are volunteering for Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor and recent U.S. ambassador to China.

"We thought it would be a good idea to do something we have never done and to support the process," Chambers said shortly after arriving in Londonderry Thursday.

Burns said Chambers came up with the idea while they watched a football game together about two years ago. He said they decided to add the New Hampshire primary as a “bucket list” trip in 2012.

Chambers said the two men decided to volunteer for Huntsman, currently at the back of the GOP pack, because of his experience as a businessman, governor and ambassador who has served four presidents, including Barack Obama.

Between Friday and Tuesday, Chambers and Burns said they expect to work out of Huntsman’s campaign office in Manchester, volunteering at phone banks or in any other way they are needed.

“I have never done anything politically,” said Chambers, 58. “I thought it was time.”